Hypersonic weapons: fast and dangerous
Since the Gulf War of 1990-1991, a wide array of new military technology has been developed. This includes new risky techniques like…
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Stop Wapenhandel (Stop Arms Trade) is a group of independent researchers and activists on arms trade, the arms industry and lobbying. Stop Wapenhandel advocates sustainable security, not based on military power and deterrence but on solving the causes of insecurity.
Stop Wapenhandel is part of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) and the Arms, Militarism and Climate Justice working group.
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Will the EU fight for peace or prepare for war? It can’t have it both ways
EUaktive 05/05/2020 – Laëtitia Sédou, EU project officer at the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT)
On April 24, the International Day…
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Imports and exports both part of military policy
Arms trade has two sides; the export by one is the import by the other. Arms export is controlled in most countries…
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Position paper EU export control
The European Union is the second largest arms exporter in the world after the US. But although EU member states have agreed…
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The future is now
In the coming months decisions will be taken with long term consequences for military expenditure and arms production. The arms industry has…
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The security paradigm is changing
Early March, production lines in Italy and Japan for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter closed because of corona. The virus affects even…
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New Dutch submarines; how about proliferation?
The Netherlands is in the midst of a multi billion euro acquisition of new conventional submarines to replace its current class. Recently…
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Not management, not shareholders but employees pay for Airbus underperformance
Airbus is a European civil-military aeronautic company based in France, Germany and Spain. It is 26 per cent state-owned (see figure, click…
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Let’s talk about war
Debate 28 Feb Pakhuis de Zwijger Amsterdam
Security is the religion of our times. Frame any problem as a security problem and…
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Turkish defence industry not a miracle
Turkish foreign and military policy becomes rapidly more assertive and autonomous. It can be seen in the Syria policy from the invasion…
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